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Compare commend (a doublet), and mandate." ], "typelist": [ { "name": "Noun", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "An order to do something.\nI was given a command to cease shooting." }, { "mean": "The right or authority to order, control or dispose of; the right to be obeyed or to compel obedience.\nto have command of an army\n1822, Alden Bradford, History of Massachusetts ..., Richardson and Lord, page 41:GAGE, at that time, had command of troops near the lakes; and fearing an attack from the Indians, had called for some new recruits from Massachusetts; but the Assembly judged them not necessary.\n2013, Barry Strauss, Masters of Command: Alexander, Hannibal, Caesar, and the Genius of ..., Simon and Schuster, →ISBN, page 68:It wasn't a decisive operation, and Carthage still had command of Spain." }, { "mean": "power of control, direction or disposal; mastery.\nhe had command of the situation\nEngland has long held command of the sea\na good command of language\n1985, Peter Iverson, The Plains Indians of the Twentieth Century, University of Oklahoma Press, →ISBN, page 93:The Indians had command of the lands and the waters — command of all their beneficial use, whether kept for hunting, 'and grazing roving herds of stock,' or turned to agriculture and the arts of civilization." }, { "mean": "A position of chief authority; a position involving the right or power to order or control.\nGeneral Smith was placed in command." }, { "mean": "The act of commanding; exercise or authority of influence.\n1851, Herbert Spencer, Social Statics, p. 180\nCommand cannot be otherwise than savage, for it implies an appeal to force, should force be needful." }, { "mean": "(military) A body or troops, or any naval or military force, under the control of a particular officer; by extension, any object or body in someone's charge.\n1899 February, Joseph Conrad, “The Heart of Darkness”, in Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine, volume CLXV, number M, New York, N.Y.: The Leonard Scott Publishing Company, , →OCLC, part I:I asked myself what I was to do there, now my boat was lost. As a matter of fact, I had plenty to do in fishing my command out of the river." }, { "mean": "Dominating situation; range or control or oversight; extent of view or outlook." }, { "mean": "(computing) A directive to a computer program acting as an interpreter of some kind, in order to perform a specific task." }, { "mean": "(baseball) The degree of control a pitcher has over his pitches.\nHe's got good command tonight." }, { "mean": "A command performance.\n1809, Dorothy Jordan, letter, cited in Claire Tomalin, Mrs Jordan's Profession, Penguin 2012, p. 220:\nAtkinson had hinted to me that the Duke of Richmond was so delighted with my acting that he should not be surprised if there was a second command." } ] }, { "name": "Verb", "meanlist": [ { "mean": "(transitive, intransitive) To order, give orders; to compel or direct with authority.\nThe soldier was commanded to cease firing.\nThe king commanded his servant to bring him dinner.\n1625, Francis , “Of Revenge”, in The Essayes , 3rd edition, London: Iohn Haviland for Hanna Barret, →OCLC:We are commanded to forgive our enemies, but you never read that we are commanded to forgive our friends.\nc. 1590–1592 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Taming of the Shrew”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Go to your mistress: / Say, I command her come to me." }, { "mean": "(transitive, intransitive) To have or exercise supreme power, control or authority over, especially military; to have under direction or control.\nto command an army or a ship\n1849–1861, Thomas Babington Macaulay, chapter 2, in The History of England from the Accession of James the Second, volume (please specify |volume=I to V), London: Longman, Brown, Green, and Longmans, →OCLC:Monmouth commanded the English auxiliaries.\n1591 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Second Part of Henry the Sixt, ”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies.  (First Folio), London: Isaac Iaggard, and Ed Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, :Such aid as I can spare you shall command." }, { "mean": "(transitive) To require with authority; to demand, order, enjoin.\nhe commanded silence\n1611, The Holy Bible,  (King James Version), London: Robert Barker, , →OCLC, Matthew 4:3:If thou be the son of God, command that these stones be made bread.\n2013, Louise Taylor, English talent gets left behind as Premier League keeps importing (in The Guardian, 20 August 2013)\nThe reasons for this growing disconnect are myriad and complex but the situation is exacerbated by the reality that those English players who do smash through our game's \"glass ceiling\" command radically inflated transfer fees." }, { "mean": "(transitive) to dominate through ability, resources, position etc.; to overlook.\nBridges commanded by a fortified house. (Motley.)" }, { "mean": "(transitive) To exact, compel or secure by influence; to deserve, claim.\nA good magistrate commands the respect and affections of the people.\nJustice commands the respect and affections of the people.\nThe best goods command the best price.\nThis job commands a salary of £30,000." }, { "mean": "(transitive) To hold, to control the use of.\nThe fort commanded the bay.\n1856, John Lothrop Motley, The Rise of the Dutch Republic. 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